Lara Dale

Lara Dale was trained from early childhood in classical music and ballet. She fell in love with choreography and began creating works for ballet and modern dance before moving to NYC to pursue a career as a choreographer. A serious dance injury completely changed her life and sent her on a very different path. She lucked into a rent-controlled apartment in Alphabet City and was privileged to work as Assistant to the late Howard Guttenplan, Director of Millennium Film Workshop in the East Village, back in the days of Super 8 and 16MM. She got to see early screenings of Todd Haynes, Susan Seidelman, Spike Lee, Tom DiCillo and Jim Jarmusch, among others, and was tremendously inspired by their hard work, innovation, and independent success. Her immersion from a young age in the precise timing of classical music and the rigorous physical movements of ballet and modern dance created the perfect background for mastering the art of Foley, which she learned from Emmy Award winning Foley Artist Ellen Heuer. Her early experience at Millennium also gave her a soft spot for independent filmmakers, and she continues to make promising low budget projects a priority whenever possible.